Mechanism for rinsing, spraying, and brushing bottles.



PATENTE!) JAN. L; 1907t` No. 839,8@34v 0. H. LoBw. i MECHAMSM FOR BINSING, SPRAUNG, AND BRUS'HING BGTTLBS.

APYLIGATION FILED APB. 17.1903.

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C. H. LOEW'. MECHANISM FOR RINSING, SPRAYING, AND BRUSHING BOTTLES.

' APPLICATION FILED APB.17.1903,

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I @Halt H..l.lOE`l`/V, GF CLE No. l. llpeui'ication of Lettere Patent.

PATE-lil n Application .filled April 3.7, 19GB, Serial No. 153,85?.

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Ee it known that i, CHAQARLES li. -llionvlg a citizen. oi the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the oounty'oi (.fuyalioga and State oi (lino, have invented eertaini o v and useful in] proveinents inviileolianisni for Rines ing, Spraying, `and Brusliing Bottles, oi which the following full, ele-air, and exact description, reference-being had to the aoconk anying (lrawingsfwliicli illustrate the prew ierred enibodiinent thereof, and in Winch-- Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of a bottle-cleaning inaoliineeinbraeing my present improvements therein Fig. ll is an enlarged sectional view of a portion 0i' the rinsing nnsclianisin detached, Showing a slightly-dillerent forni thereof from that illustrated in Fig. l; Fig: lll is a still further enlarged section of a part oi2 one of the Steins illustrated in ll.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts in all the views.

ln a general Way the present invention may' be said to relate to apparatuses or niaeliines for olea-ning or sterilizing bottles.

ln a @unending application 'lili-il liv ine Mare/l1 23, i903, and serially numbered l49,l97, l have shown, eserilirad, and claimed a bottle cleaning; or sterilizing apparatus having' several feaiurts commen to it,

and the apparatus illustrated. in the accomg panying drawii'igs, In my said applic tion, Serial No. 149,1 97,*tlie1'e is shown one embodiment of an apparatus; wherein the l'iottles after being; slowly conveyed through a eoalv ing` liquid for cleaning or sterilining tlie saine are automatically conducted to mechanism for further cleaning the saine anti said niiaelianisni comprises a rinsing-Wheel, which in man3T respects is similar to that selected for illustration-in the present ln the present en'iliodilnent of the invantion the relation of tlie conveying; nieelianirnnutliat is to say, of the nierelianisnn vvl'iioli conveys tlielfiottlen while tile f are bring sulliected to the soaking step of the Cleaning; `operation-is hangeil from that of my other case, in that in tl'i@ inesent ease ille bottles vvliile boing' acted upon by the rinsing nie are Carried at least partly ny said Conn f mechanism, and this constitutes one of the distinguishing and claimed features oi/ tile present invention. .lin-ain, wln'le the present embodiment of my invention preferably utilizes the rinsing means shown, described, and claimed ,in my said opentling application,

their reciproijzati respect to the n" other (listin 'e'uisliinq an i l I A o u c present invention ,it will tliua be n irinoipal .fir/5 1, to 'provino in bottles {rinsi'ig saine) 'wlnle tliejg tioulaily to nig; s liottlea are con" o and ol; sista in termin nel@ tion and. arial' as lier-einst pointed oi Y, .i

t rlesignatea a soaking o sterili'y the bottles tln'oir ployetl a Suilal Y nliicli .is prei l I" to lie inscribed 'fr w 'w wfles il@ .t fool/Let wheels nmnnleal in. wir@ in lfrl wliicli are ion'rnzilef in il and .in f speri-l 'olv` anal tioivrxl sproclf i im power ly--eizi e n 1 are a-rrangerl v betweenilin liainlnf liv, eael. in-fli v'iiiual nage Y evite a bottle anni init ,r the saine when. i`A ir open en ward and the lint-iles are not oilioi therein. 11 :o

'lie i] l nalrateiilkn #gl-esuli ties of 'the tfialiing; @elution oemig-i 5o let holes Pf der or huh k, which is mounted on and mov'- ohle relatively to e pipe p. In the form showii the pipe p is fixed and the cyl indeior hub lc is revoluhle' end connected with sprocket-Wheels w. The pipe p passes transversely through the tank or rinsing compartment thereof and. is connected with e suitable liquid-pressure apparatus, pre1- eralily e pump. (Not shown.) The hul) c m provided with trensversevrows of cups li, ladapted to engage the necks ol the bottles; end it is vyithin these cups 7i that the spray' lug or rin'siigoi' the bottles takes piece. A descriptionef one of the devices on the hub i 5. will Ieullice lor ell, es theyere or indy be identical construction. 'lhere'lore referring par-- ti'cuierly to Fig. Il, it will be seen that d is a cylinder, one endof which (celled for con! veiiieju'oe the inner end) is connected. with zo the huh. Within seid cylinder there is mounted e piston li', which is provided with e hollow stem c, the interior of which isili open cemmunicetion `with the interior ely scid cylinder ind the outer end el 'which passes freely 2 5 through an opening in the cylindeuheed c.

A. portion, of the pipe p isjormed with e discharge opening or a erture which extends transversely thereof t roughout iredeterf mined portion er :irc of its circum' erence- 3o es, for exernlole, from 2 to As the inner open ende ot the cylinders in their trave! erouiid the pipe come to this opening the liq" uid under pressure 'will enter the seid ope' erde of the cylinders and force the pietens i 5 thereiz'i 'lorwerfh thus advancing the hollouT stems toward the bottles, mid seid liquid will elec flow through mid stems sind lie dischergged therefrom erfenis lic bottles.

seid limer ends ol the ,J- les 3' issheyond .4.o seid opening in the pipe y) the pressure which. advanced them is cut ofi. For retrecting seid pistons and the stems ceiricd thereby when the pressure which advanced them ie cut oil any suitable pro'vieieu muy he mede. The means Shown for seid purpose consist of springs d, which encircle smid stems end cre arranged between :ind profe filily engage efiid pistons and the heads a ol" die cylinders o.. The cylinders are provided with vent or out r the escape ol' the witter below the pistons in the returning nuwements o' the letter.

As thus fer described, the rinsing device is identical With the one shown, described, sind claimed in my l efore-mciilioucd ci'i'pending applica-(ieu, Serial No. 140,197, und hence not, as thus ler described, iii end ol' itsell' filone mede the si.ihject-nizitter of any cleim's herein.

The cup it, mcy he mi integral part of the cylinder, es showu". in Fig. l, :ind in my lietoc-iiiiei1tioned application, lericl No, 4Q,Il.fl'7; but to adept the nuwlnmien'i to hotties el dilferent lengths il is preferable lo (i5 make the cylinder teleseopic7 zu; shown iu Fig. I in which the cup ha is attached to e sleeve L, which lits over the exterior of the cylinder a, seid sleeve being provided with slot .l1/l, into which plissee e screw a, which projects from seid cylinder and is provided with a nut a4, which holds the .sleeve et any desired height Within the limitsv of its iidjustmeiit, rllhe cup h or la is also preferably provided with si ring er cushion 7a3,

According to the present invention ineens ere provided whereby seid stems lieve zov tai-ry es Well as reciprocetory motion. This is moet conveniently accomplished by forniing each stern with one or n iore syiiml grooves 13" ,find providing eech cyliuder- 'leed a with one or more tongues el to engage seid groove or `grooves, whereby each stem is turned exielly While moving longitudinally. This cou-` stitutes one of the novel features distinruisl'iingtlie present invention from the one hereinhefore mentioned. Again, in the pre@u ent invention brushes ere provided end seid brushes (designated ci) have reciprocetory and rotery movement and are shown cer led ley said steine Wherehythe seid movements ere inipitrted to them. They ere llexim hie, so that they close together the stems are 'withdr wn inte the neel@ oi the hotties o1 from the locttles end'remiiii so until they have been projected into other hotties, when they open out and assume suhetent-izillyfthc lio-ii zontefl position shown in Fi."

v.lfiech stem c preferably is adapted to revalve ireely in the pieton l) Withwhich. connected, liell-heeringe being preferably jc.uri-ided es ehewn.

Any suitelale hy'drfiiiilic prese-ure may. he

used in. connection with the i hereinhelore eet forth; init 4he h will he obtained by e pump and having the pulsations el seid pump so timed thet the pistou will be forced foriverd end partially returned severa-l times during the trnusit of the cylinder over the d"ichergcwpeuiiig iu the supply-pipe f1, thus insuring u. tl'iorough rinsing mid brushing of the interiers of the bottles.

Reference has heretofore been mede to the huit that one ol' the importent features ofthe resent exp )erettile consists .in retaining the iottlee et leest partially in the conveying mechanism. hy whicn they ere carried, through the seeking portieri ot thetankuntil after they have been subjected to the subsequent clcenii'ig'operation of the rinsing, liriisliinq, or scrulihinbj mechanism. To this end snif. conveying` mechanism extends to,-

" around, end oil' from sai d cleaning; means and the bottle-cups et the letter correepond in number and position with the cegeso of said conveyiiiff mechanism, so es to register thereu with. Y

in operation the bottles cre loaded into the cages o et e. convenient plece,such es hat the iront end of. the machine.A Power applied to 'ICO the shaft r causes the conveyer and the rins-v ing end brushingniechanism to travel in unison with each other. The bottles are car- I'ied by the conveyer first through a suitable vcleansing solution in the compartment t' of the tank t, thence upward and out oi said solution, draining as they pass to the first set oli small traction-Wheels, thence over said IWheels and preferably down 'into another solution in. a compartment i2 of said tank, thence upward over the second set of small traction-Wheels, and down again to the large s rocket-Wheels w, which are mounted on tile hub lc and cause the bottles to be carried through the fresh Water in 'the tank or coinpartnibnt i?. the cages cent-:lining the bottles enter the Apath of the cups la or ha,

v thevregister therewith, and the necks oi the z. 'Without Wholly leaving the in whichA be ttles enter said 'cups and travel around to a point 5,-Where, il' free to fall, the bottles drop until they-.rest on the cuslnons 7i" irl-said cups theyT have 1eeen conveyed throne-h the soaking portion et the apparatus.- ,s the cylinders c respectively pass over the dischargeopenings in the supply-pipe p Athe sprayingstems and brushes are revolved and advanee to within the interiors ci the bottles, as hereinbefore explained. lVhen said dischargew opening has been passed, the supply ci water is cut oil, the spraying and brushing means are retracted. from within the bottles, and the bottles are carried around a small traction- Wheel and to the place 6 at which they are diseha ed automatically onto' 4any' suitable receiver. Guards f are provided Where neeessa'ry to prevent the bottles from being pre-- mattirely discharged in their travel through the apparatus.

.it will be understood that the construction herein shown and described is merely exemplilieatcrv oi what l regard as the best means for carryine into effect .the several new and advantageous features oi the invention and that the ix'ivention is not restricted to said detail construction, elements of whiclrmay be altered or omitted Without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.l

Therefore what l claim is--- 1. A bottle-cleaning means, compr iing a movable bottle-carrier, movable cleaning devices, and means controlled by the pressure of the cleansing Huid for movingr said cleaning vdevices rots-tively 'relativelyT to the botti is at predetermined places in. the travel el* the earrier. f

l?. A. bottlecleaningmeans, con'iprisinir a movable bottle-carrier, movable cleaning devices, vhaving a {luid-discharge. stem, and means controlled b v the ressnre of the cleaning iluid for causing sai stem to move reta-- "tively relativeliT to rthe/ bottle at predetermined plaees in the travel of the carrier. 3. A traveling bottle-cleaning means, comprising 'Huid-discharge stems, bottle-brush.

width, a brush carrie ing devices, and means controlled by the pressure of the cleaning fluid for causing said stems and brushes to move relatively to the bottles at predetermined places in the travel .of the parts.

vdischarge means having intermittent'com-- munication with the supply means and pro; vided With a reeiprocatory and rotatable discharge-stem and means whereby said stem is reciprocated and rotated under the control of said fluid.

6. A. bottle-cleaning ineens, comprising movable means for carrying the bottles, movable cleaning devices, having a dischargestom and brush carried thereby, and means controlled bu' the' pressure of the cleaning iluid lier advancing and rctracting said stem and brush rotatively at predetermined places in the travel of the carrier. v

7. A bottle-cleaning means, comprising a traveling means for carrying the bottles, a Huid-discharge stem movable therewith, a pilpe having-a fluid-discharge opening with w lich said stem has intermittent communi-- cati on, said stem having means for causing it to advance toward the bottle when it is in ,communication with said discharge-opening, .means for causing said stem to rotate during its said movement, and means for causing it to return when its communication with said discharge-opening is cut oil.

- 8. A bottle-cleaning means, comprising a travelingmeans forcarry'ing the bottles, a brush movable' therewith, carrying' means for said brush, a pipe having a duid-discharge opening with which [said brush-carryii'lg means has intermittent coinnnlnication, said ,arrying means having means whereby it is advanced toward the fbottle when it is in eenn'iunication with said discharge-opening,

ymeans for causing said carrying means to rotate during its said movement, and means f causingn it to return when its communication with said discharge-opening is cut oil.

9. ./l'bottle-cleaning means, comprising a graveling means for carrying' the bottles, a

hollow 'fluid-discharge stem movable thereby said stem, a pipe having a iluid ilischarge opening with which the interior of said stem has intermittent communicatien, said-stem having means for causing it and said brush to advance toward the bottle when the stem is in communicatien with said discharge-opening, means for IXO onthe ey ore in seid oonns eomprisiiie s plu :eos or d e rotativelysaid d ivioes; and. .means i'iiiin arae. som. took, si .'sveiing carrying i hotties through rinsi e* means arranged eonveyferiond "etoile they in r they have been moving soidloonopperatospoinpris rinsing-Wheel prons :tor disohorging-'rinsin einst the bottles in conveyor, en`

rotating iinsingefrheellfand settima# epparatos, compris y settling-- vnir, oottleoonveyer which .i1-vols through seid. sosidngtanlr, e rinsing- Wheel arranged contiguous to a portion of f 'd oonveyer and provided with means by .fh it discharges jets of rinsing fluid v "f the previonsiyeoehed bottles in said ooi., veyer, and means for rotating seid rinsing- 'gvlieel' and er., .Voyer in unison with each other.

.234-, A bottiefweshing apparatus compris r a ooi'iveyer end a rotating rinsing means whieiii saidI conveyor extends, said ineens being adopted to discharge g iloid the bottles in said oonttieJw'i-sliing apparatus compris- "i a rotating ii'i'ising means d conveyor extends, seid dapted to discharge u bottles in' seidl coni l, andwomprising' a wheel having oylinprovided with means through which the iloid 'is disobsrged against the bottles in seid conveyor. end luidesupply means with whioh said c3 ieders successively brought into ond out or" communication et predetermined. places in the travel o1 the Wheel.

2G. bottle-washing,apparatus compris ing/e conveyor and e rotating rinsing means armed hioh l conveyor extends, seid means being adapted to discharge rinsing hiid against the bottles in said con- *voyorond comprising o Wheel having a hub and cups to engage the neclrs of the adjacent the necks (if-contiguous bottles in the yconveyor and comprsingmeons by which under the control of its rotation it communicates "o'if'h soirce of 1'insing-iiuid supply ond A essere, and permits said iiuid to iss geinst the bottles, and said oonveyer lievi e' hottleeeges which the bottles are automatically discharged after leeving Seid Wheel.

,28. .A botdeweshing epparetus compris ing a rotating rinsingWheeL a bottleeo:oveyer extending eround saidiwheel ond oil' from the letter to e piace of discharge of the bottles ood having open cages adapted to discharge the bottles automatically, seid Wheel having oups to engage the necks of contiguous bottles in the oonveyer and oomprisirig an apertured hub, and a supply-pipe upon which said heb is mounted, seid sup piyfpipe having s dischargeepertirre with win the a ertiire in the hub is suoeeesively brought into and out of ooinmuniootioo in l the ro tation. oi the Wheel.

29. A bott1ev1'ashing apperotos compris# ing a rotatably mounted hottie-rinsing ineens having e plurality of iui l--dlschorge devices which trovel therewith, and o oon-- veyer which travels with said :rinsing means ond oerries the bottles to and around the IOO means end extends to and around the same and is adapted to oause the bottles to be erigaged with the rinsingmeans While they are being rinsed and then to oerry said ybottles` out of engagement with the rinsing means and to conduct them away from the same in inverted position and finally to automatioally discharge them. Y

31. A Ibottle-Washing apparatus havin means foxL soaking the' bottles and means for cleaning them after they have been 'soa-lied, said Ineens for soaking the bott1es'co1nprising' a traveling conveyor for the bottles and said means for cleaning the bottles after they 'have been soaked comprising, a rinsing-Wheel arranged contiguous to a portion ofsaid convveyor and 'provided with devices for discharging rinsing Huid against the bottles While the same are in said conveyor and a huid-supply pipe upon which said wheel rotates, said pipe having a discharge-aperture with which the luiddisoharging devices are eaoh successively brought into and out of communication in the rotation of said Wheel; and. means for rotatingr seid conveyor and Wheel.

32. A bottle-washing apparatus, comprisinf-g means for soaking. the hotties :md mech-- euism for cleaning them after they heve been soaked, seid soaking means comprising zt traveling comeyer for the hotties md said elo-Liningr mechanism being rotatively mounted and having means for the supply of riusiner fluid thereto under the control of its rotation und provided with iluid-disohmge stems which are moved to and. from the hotties in seid eonvoyer under 'the control oi' seid Huid.

33. Alhottieqvashing apparatus comprising means for soaking the hottles and mei-h- :mism for (-ehiiig' the-.ui after they have been 15 soaked, sziid soaking means comprising a traveling conveyor for the bot-ties, and seid ciemiing mechanism comprising a votati rely mounted means having means .for the supply of rinsing fluid thereto under the control ot' its rotation und provided with h1iddischarge CHARLES H. LoEW.

Witnesses:

L. F. GRisWoLn, DAIEL LOEW. 

